Her research focuses on the development and application of quantitative analytical methods for organic micropollutants and their transformation products. She is a pioneer in the area of fluorochemical occurrence and behavior with a focus on groundwater contaminated by PFAS in fire-fighting foams, municipal wastewater treatment systems, and in municipal landfill leachates. She serves as an Associate Editor for Environmental Science and Technology and was an editor for Water Research from 2004-2008.
She has 25 years of experience in the areas of project management, remedial investigation for NYSDEC and USEPA. She has led multidisciplinary teams to create innovative and cost-effective solutions to complex environmental challenges. Ms. Kellogg has become a leader in evaluating and managing PFAS including co-authoring the first PFAS best practices guidance (NGWA 2018), educating industry professionals on the unique challenges of characterizing and remediating PFAS, and providing briefings and technical advice to congressional and state staff on PFAS policy. Additional areas of technical expertise include chlorinated solvents in groundwater, aqueous geochemistry (wet chemistry and stable isotopes), contaminated sediments (characterization, management and natural attenuation) and mercury.
Seetha, one of the co-founders of the center is a serial entrepreneur and a former Senior Vice President of Basell, a Royal Dutch Shell and BASF joint venture. She started as a research scientist in Amsterdam and held diverse positions in 4 countries managing R&D, strategy and business units. After retiring from Shell she served on Dow Chemical Company’s sustainability external advisory board and founded Simply Sustain LLC, a management consulting company in sustainability. She currently leads the Center for PFAS Solutions.
Charles has nearly three decades experience in analysis of PFAS chemicals using targeted and non-targeted methods and developing new analytical methods for identifying and measuring PFAS chemicals in water, soil, sludge, plants, and animal tissues. He has published highly cited research articles in peer-reviewed journals that have become the basis for many PFAS environmental methods.
Brian started his professional career with a PhD in organic chemistry working for Royal Dutch Shell in an analytical department analyzing polymers and trace components in reaction mixtures. He led numerous joint research projects for Shell with third parties. He became head of quality in a new technical service lab and trained as an ISO 9001 quality auditor. Since retiring from Shell, Brian has been active in several startup companies.
Jimmy has investigated the rates and mechanisms of PFAS degradation via hydrothermal alkaline hydrolysis and non-thermal plasma in liquid and solid matrices. He has also developed models to estimate key physicochemical properties of PFAS (e.g., pKa, Kow) that enable fate and transport predictions. Before his work on PFAS, he investigated the transformation of munitions compounds (chemicals used in explosive formulations) under enhanced natural attenuation scenarios.
Xiaohuan has a MS and BS in Chemical Engineering. She has experience working in wastewater treatment research laboratories, developing and patenting innovative synthesis methods, and has experience working with GC and HPLC.
With a passion for environmental and human health, Jess has a MS in Soil Science and BS in Environmental Science. She has experience in soil and water testing, environmental and stable isotope research, and experience with ICP-MS, IR-MS, and HPLC-MS.
Stephen enjoys applying his chemical engineering training to real-world challenges. His experience in process research and development includes 9 years with Battelle Pacific Northwest Laboratory and over 25 years with DuPont and Chemours. He was an inventor in 8 US or internationally granted patents.
Justice is a trained analytical chemist with an excellent chemistry background. He's proficient with the LC-MS\MS and GC-MS and works with the services and R&D team on various projects. Justice has an extensive research background in conducting batch and column experiments. But, don't be deceived by all the serious talk - he likes to play soccer, ping pong, and outdoor games, and he's looking at returning to playing FIFA games on PS5.
Kalpana holds a PhD in Chemistry and began her career as an R&D Scientist in the Catalyst Development Group at the Polymer Research Technology Center. Her recent work has focused on scaling up processes and advancing technology through patented, cutting-edge synthetic methods. With a deep expertise in synthetic chemistry and an acquaintance in chemical engineering, she specializes in translating complex research into practical, real-world applications. Currently at PFAS Solutions, Kalpana is working on to develop innovative materials designed to remove PFAS contaminants from water. She emphasizes optimizing these materials for reusability and minimizing environmental impact, with the goal of advancing safer, more sustainable chemical technologies.
Diana is a partner in a grant from the Foundation for Food and Agriculture to investigate PFAS in farms that are using biosolids.
Pei is a partner in a grant from the Department of Defense for developing PFAS remediation and destruction technologies.
Stroud Water Research Center in Avondale, PA is partnering with us to advance knowledge of how chemical pollutants, particularly PFAS, affect stream and river ecosystems. The Stroud Center brings over 50 years of freshwater research experience to the partnership, with deep expertise on the geomorphic, hydrologic, microbial, chemical, and biological components of freshwater ecosystems. With the expertise of STRIDE on PFAS detection and characterization, our partnership will refine understanding of the pathways of PFAS movement through soil and water. This unique collaboration will produce cutting-edge research that helps scientists and regulators understand the impact of PFAS on freshwater ecosystems.
Dr. Chiu’s research is concerned with the fate of refractory pollutants in natural and engineered environments. Dr. Chiu’s group has been studying chemical and microbial transformation of pollutants, engineering solutions and management strategies better address environmental contamination problems. We have a partnership with Dr. Chiu in developing PFAS remediation technologies.